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RBCS Computer Club Badge Requirements


Graphic Design

Requirements:

  1. Explain the meaning and importance of each of the following terms:
    1. Pixel
    2. Layer
    3. Font
    4. Logo
    5. Advertisement
  2. Using crayons, markers or a computer painting program, create at least four different color schemes of three colors each. Give each scheme a name and describe the feeling it communicates.
  3. Find an example of graphic design such as a magazine cover, advertisement, web site, or album cover. Explain how your example uses pictures, words, fonts and colors to send its message.
  4. Do TWO of the following:
    1. Create an original advertisement or public service announcement. Your ad should use pictures, words, fonts and colors to encourage someone to buy a product.
    2. Create an original CD cover for your own music or for a musician that you know. Your CD cover should use pictures, words, fonts and colors to communicate the feeling of the music and the artist.



Resources:

BrainPop: Graphic Design, __http://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/artconcepts/graphicdesign/__ (requires a brainpop login)

Assignment Discovery: Computer pixels and graphics __http://videos.howstuffworks.com/discovery/28007-assignment-discovery-computer-pixels-and-graphics-video.htm__
Tutorials from the Paint.net Forums:
__http://forums.getpaint.net/index.php?/forum/18-tutorials-publishing-only/__